Music Venue Trust responds to PRS over “ill-conceived” new tariff on small-scale livestreams
Following PRS’ recent announcement that online live concerts of a certain size will require a paid-for licence, the Music Venue Trust has shared a detailed statement hitting out at the idea, with CEO Mark Davyd explaining that the move would mean streams by grassroots bands and artists will “grind to a halt”. Mark tells The Guardian that this new ‘tax’ – which costs £45 plus VAT for gigs with a revenue of £251-£500, and £22.50 for those that stand to make less than £250 – is “disgraceful” and will hugely impact smaller artists and bands, as well as the charities that some of these livestreams have also been for. With live music temporarily gone right now in the pandemic, the affect of no gigs on touring bands is absolutely huge. And these sorts of liv...
